Sol Hochstein

Military

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #4297155. Landed in Sweden. Interned.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97155) of the 94th Bomb Group and the nose guns of a B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: '297155 C-, 94 BG.'

42-97155

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Interned (INT)

Germany 11 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3862 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database